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Buffalo Sabres 5, Florida Panthers 3 — Recap
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Game Summary
Final: Buffalo Sabres 5, Florida Panthers 3. Shots on goal: BUF 20, FLA 42. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 2-2 FLA; P2 BUF 1-1 FLA; P3 BUF 2-0 FLA.
Scoring plays: P1 00:37 Sandis Vilmanis (assists: A.J. Greer, Niko Mikkola) to make it BUF 0-1 FLA; P1 05:54 Evan Rodrigues (assists: Sam Reinhart, Tobias Bjornfot) to make it BUF 0-2 FLA; P1 15:03 Tage Thompson (assists: Peyton Krebs, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it BUF 1-2 FLA; P1 18:26 Peyton Krebs (assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Alex Tuch) to make it BUF 2-2 FLA; P2 05:44 Zach Benson (assists: Ryan McLeod, Owen Power) to make it BUF 3-2 FLA; P2 18:59 Uvis Balinskis (assists: Sam Reinhart, Carter Verhaeghe) to make it BUF 3-3 FLA; P3 05:31 Jason Zucker (assists: Josh Doan, Jack Quinn) to make it BUF 4-3 FLA; P3 17:51 Josh Doan (assists: Peyton Krebs, Ryan McLeod) to make it BUF 5-3 FLA. Top skaters: Peyton Krebs (BUF) 1 G, 2 A; Josh Doan (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Sam Reinhart (FLA) 0 G, 2 A; Ryan McLeod (BUF) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) 15 saves on 20, decision L; Alex Lyon (BUF) 38 saves on 41, decision W.
Standouts
Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.
📊 Game Flow
- P1 0:37 Sandis Vilmanis (A.J. Greer, Niko Mikkola) FLA · wrist shot · BUF 0, FLA 1
- P1 5:54 Evan Rodrigues (Sam Reinhart, Tobias Bjornfot) FLA · wrist shot · BUF 0, FLA 2
- P1 15:03 Tage Thompson (Peyton Krebs, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · snap shot · BUF 1, FLA 2
- P1 18:26 Peyton Krebs (Rasmus Dahlin, Alex Tuch) BUF · backhand shot · BUF 2, FLA 2
- P2 5:44 Zach Benson (Ryan McLeod, Owen Power) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 3, FLA 2
- P2 18:59 Uvis Balinskis (Sam Reinhart, Carter Verhaeghe) FLA · Power play · snap shot · BUF 3, FLA 3
- P3 5:31 Jason Zucker (Josh Doan, Jack Quinn) BUF · Power play · wrist shot · BUF 4, FLA 3
- P3 17:51 Josh Doan (Peyton Krebs, Ryan McLeod) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 5, FLA 3
📋 Team Stats
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| FLA | 9 | 19 | 14 | 42 |
🎯 Shot Map
- 5Goals14% of attempts
- 15Saved42% of attempts
- 16Missed the net44% of attempts
- 3Goals5% of attempts
- 39Saved66% of attempts
- 17Missed the net29% of attempts
● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.
🏒 Box Score
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Krebs | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 19:27 |
| Josh Doan | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16:22 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21:54 |
| Ryan McLeod | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:54 |
| Tage Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20:14 |
| Jason Zucker | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:00 |
| Zach Benson | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:10 |
| Owen Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24:17 |
| Alex Tuch | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22:27 |
| Jack Quinn | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16:13 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 27:26 |
| Bowen Byram | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:54 |
| Noah Ostlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:15 |
| Michael Kesselring | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:48 |
| Tyson Kozak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11:14 |
| Beck Malenstyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 08:04 |
| Zach Metsa | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:30 |
| Isak Rosen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 03:08 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | W | 38 | 41 | 92.7 | 3 | 59:55 |
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Reinhart | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24:41 |
| Uvis Balinskis | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24:57 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24:09 |
| Sandis Vilmanis | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14:13 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22:53 |
| Niko Mikkola | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:19 |
| A.J. Greer | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15:08 |
| Tobias Bjornfot | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11:01 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24:07 |
| Gustav Forsling | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:16 |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20:15 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17:04 |
| Cole Schwindt | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14:24 |
| Jeff Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12:00 |
| Mackie Samoskevich | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10:50 |
| Luke Kunin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 06:58 |
| Jesper Boqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 06:14 |
| Sam Bennett | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:11 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Bobrovsky | L | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 5 | 58:08 |
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